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There are places in your physical and virtual neighbourhood designed to bring people together in good faith and spirit – to share resources, good times and kindness. There are wonderful initiatives out there that are
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Convalescent plasma chained
Last month I wrote about being a mentor for one of the teams at the Stop COVID-19 hackathon by ConsenSys Health. My team was called dPlasma and amazingly won the first prize in the competition!
Let’s go & play!
What is an adult scientist but a kid who’s never lost the curiosity. Neil deGrasse Tyson
Blue Steens in May 2020
Check out my latest monthly review! It showcases Blue Steens’ latest posts, some news from biopharma & medtech as well as interesting events I have attended or noticed. At a glance We’ve seen more reliable
Stop COVID-19 hackathon
I am taking part as a mentor at ConsenSys Health‘s Stop COVID-19 hackathon. Oh, what was that? – Ah, yes. Why am I participating in a hackathon?
Blue Steens in April 2020
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The winding path from lab to patient
Despite potential short-cuts, drug development is a lengthy and risky process that culminates in marketing approval. However, just because a drug achieves regulatory approval, does not mean that it will be instantly available to those
Federated learning in healthcare
What is federated learning? Federated learning (FL) is a machine learning paradigm that allows to train algorithms collaboratively without the need for source data exchange between the parties. This means that different institutions or companies
Blue Steens in March 2020
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Mindset – Circle of Influence
We may worry about many things, but there’s only so much we can influence and even less that we can directly control. The latter is where we should focus our energy, both to generate results